En route home, Beebe tells AP that stimulus money can retrofit Ark. schools

Associated Press correspondent Andrew DeMillo reached Governor Mike Beebe on the wya home from this weekend's NGA Winter meeting, where the governor visited with President Obama and other officials regarding proceeds from the stimulus package. The governor learned that the state may be able to direct money from the federal stimulus package to retrofit public schools and colleges to make them more energy efficient, even though we haven't made any "cuts" in education as had been a requirement in the package. Had the legislature had a crystal ball last session, we may not have put half a billion in facilities had we known what was around the corner.